My Engagement Ring Journey…

Although I have been married for just about two years coming up on December 1st, I have finally received my true engagement ring. Long story…about a year before my wedding we decided to get engaged. We were already in the early stages of planning our wedding. We looked at rings together and I was talking with him about what to look for in a diamond. I know quite a bit about diamonds and he didn’t have a clue about how to pick one out and was relieved to have me lead the search for a ring. One day while shopping alone, I found an emerald cut with trillions on each side. I showed him later that evening and he was facinated with using a jewelers loupe. He agreed that we would get the emerald cut that I liked and proposed a few months later: picture #1

After having my ring for about a year, and kept it in the drawer most of the time because of the thin prongs, I decided that I should have the diamond set in a bezel. I would then wear it and not worry about fragile small prongs. A few attempts later we had a solid and secure ring that I could wear. I thought the custom setting came out really nice. Picture #2

That ring was comfortable and I did not worry about the diamond falling out as I did with the prongs…but…a few months later I started to feel as though the setting looked too bulky for my size 5 finger. I thought it looked almost manly. Even though I loved that emerald diamond that we first found, that setting turned me off completely from it so I traded it in for a round one. It was so pretty and much more “me” I thought at the time. My now husband was a bit disappointed with the round diamond but went along with it. Picture #3

Almost every time I looked at my ring with the round stone I felt a little saddened and that it somehow wasn’t my engagement ring. I started to think more and more about the fact that my husband never really got the chance to find a ring on his own…one that he could feel good about picking out and thinking how it was perfect for me. Well, I told him how I felt each time I put that ring on. That it didn’t feel right to me because I could see how he did not view the ring as my engagement ring. We decided that he would trade it in and find one on his own without my influence. I longed for a special ring that was chosen for me by the man of my dreams. He was excited about the thought and knew just what he wanted to present to me as what I can now call my “real engagement ring” because he chose it with love. Not only did he found a beautiful ring, but he found the perfect ring! I feel so good wearing it and love the smile on his face when he sees it. It is the most beautiful ring I have ever seen! I love it and what it now represents! So here she finally is…my beautiful princess cut diamond 🙂 it has amazing sparkle and color in person! I love the setting with the round diamonds along each prong. Now this ring is us…

Thank you…I really love it! I also learned something about princess cuts since I got mine. Of course I have been looking up all sorts of one carat princesses on the boards and the web because I’m “obsessed” with mine. What I learned on the web is that there are different ways to cut them and they are measured by “chevrons”. More chevrons mean more sparkle and will give the diamond a “crushed ice” look from the top vs. the more defined wider lines that you see in one with less chevrons. Of course they are all beautiful and it’s a matter of personal taste, but I’m happy thay my husband apparently picked one with more chevrons. I love the amazing sparkle and how it looks like glitter when you look into the diamond. Many of the bees out there may know about this style of cut so I hope I didn’t bore anyone here 🙂